Many report overcharges after donating to Clinton Campaign
Submitted by bondibox on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 9:18pmThe New York Observer has broken a story about donors to the Clinton campaign being systematically overcharged.
Fictional income growth and bullsh*t numbers
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 5:48pmAfter six years, President Obama finally had something to brag about - median income had risen above the level they were at when he took office. He went on the campaign circuit for Hillary to tout those numbers.
Transgender man sues Pence, others
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 2:33pmA transgender man, identified in court documents only as John Doe, is challenging an Indiana state law requiring him to produce proof of citizenship in order to obtain a name change.
The suit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in Indianapolis claims the law
discriminates against him because of his noncitizen status and violates his freedom of speech and privacy to protect his gender identity.
The Evening Blues - 9-15-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 2:09pm
Push to pardon Edward Snowden
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 1:14pmThe ACLU and Amnesty International have begun a "Pardon Snowden" campaign.
Humans vs Institutions
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 12:09pmOne of the many difficulties with being a natural person, as opposed to an institution or a corporation, is that conception is terminal. Sooner or later, we all die. And, it seems that every generation has to learn anew about politics and politicians. Yes, we have taken some received knowledge from our elders, but part of being human in the U.S.
Climate Change - Permafrost - Perma-What?
Submitted by RantingRooster on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 9:00amPREFACE
This is part 3 of my multi-part Essay Series on Climate Change. Again, this was originally published at TOS, but I have cut the up original, edited it and have changed some things a bit editorially (broadened vocabulary, less expletives). I'm just being upfront about it's "content" differences with the original at TOS.
Desperate David Brock Advertising He'll Pay For Dirt on Trump
Submitted by MsGrin on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 7:16amFrom The Hill
This is about our 'friend' the man of many SuperPacs who bought up a slew of the liberal media outlets to become Hillary outlets and became chair of CREW in order to halt corruption investigations of Clinton
The Collusion of Media and Politics - A lot Closer than you Think!
Submitted by RantingRooster on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:25pm[video:https://youtu.be/aq9gVp-Wk7I align:center]
Hillary's demographic bounce may not be very large
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:03pmIt's become an article of faith among Democrats that the demographic trend will give them semi-permanent majority in Washington, and that the day will arrive soon.
